EIKINI The ISLA?ID island about Of of Bikini 0.6 square miles the Bikinians. the ocean. the lagoon along The the It is anticipated that the villaae was pr~pared centers, knncked radiation for levels down and The extend an zr.~a of the “home frcm will heina isiand” the Iaqoon be rebuilt located to along about nid\~Ja.v mately strips. four a large gram and World pile of roofing amount War material, paper which loaded into left were of center on the a contact drums their by depicting on Bikini side oamma lel]ath. of approxi- (from testing radioactive. primarily with of the pro- One l~yCs was island. of approximately and disposed orqanir the ranqe consisting none was lagoon reading additional along for areas contaminated The ‘~eget.ative and background variation found The striDs, island. wide. to provide one exception, scraps 55-gallon 20 feet intervals was h.v cutt-~ng Parallel of the surveyed measurements of debris showed lenath in place at 250-foot II) with northwest the the background of radiation redwelopment approximately strips recorded 2 illustrates along were and average was buildinqs agricultural the vegetation for th~ soil. located been rights community having length. cover was Although has traditionally land cut on 56-foot Figure in the atoll, Individual through matter largest and shore with island strips is the This 20C ~R/hr, of in the ocean south of Eneu. The measured and ranged exposure from rates 20-120 were having ~sTCs ~oCo to be the major were present in Cs/Co respectively rate measured backgrounds ratios for the three decrease will of 20, gamma emitting closely and thus approximate concentrations. Both 137Cs and ‘OSr are very to the potential internal grown food itens. 7 may 50/~, the decay ranging which 100 ~R/hr the projected in amounts exposure 25/1, from significant result from showed These and 30/1 ex~osure of 137C$. 10-50% . at three contaminants. of approximatel.v samples, the beaches, taken 70, and present addition, ‘)OSr was very or less alona Soil samples ~!?/hr inland. locations and 10 ~R/hr In of the 137Cs c~ntrihutors eatinq Iocallv